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Descriptive Attribute Value(s)
Locus ID A7K51:001
(Legacy ID: _id) 3a26ba1f3bf65003d4c0709598c59f4c
(Legacy ID: _rev) 15-4d3ae561b4112b468be5ab26d1d5a3ae
Square 7K51
Code 001
Designation Topsoil
Field A
Locus type Earth
Area A
Start season 1984
End season 1989
Start date 1984-06-28
Bottom separation Very Clear
Created at 2010-07-05
Top separation Very Clear
Updated at 2010-07-31
Reason Begin excavation
End date 1989-07-24
Supervisor M. Steratore
Function Topsoil
Architecture 0
State Approved
Stratigraphic relations
Clean locus False
Age (period) Modern
Drawn balks
L. Sh. Scan: A7K51001-1984EarthFront
L. Sh. Scan: A7K51001-1984EarthSuppData1Back
L. Sh. Scan: A7K51001-1984EarthSuppData2Back
L. Sh. Scan: A7K51001-1987EarthFront
L. Sh. Scan: A7K51001-1989EarthBack
L. Sh. Scan: A7K51001-1987EarthBack
L. Sh. Scan: A7K51001-1989EarthFront
L. Sh. Scan: A7K51001-1984EarthBack
Descriptive Attribute Value(s)
Munsell # 10YR 5/4
Texture Sandy Clay Loam-Silty Clay Loam
Hardness Somewhat loose
Compression Degree 1 Very
Compression Description 1 Crumbly
Wetness Degree Very
Wetness Description Moist
Structure Wind
Soil Distribution Random
Pottery Frequent
Flint (Count) 21
Glass (Count) 0
Tesserae (Count) 0
Tabun Fragment (Count) 0
Brick Fragment (Count) 0
Roof Tile (Count) 0
Worked Stone (Count) 0
Burnt Stone (Count) 0
Architectural Number (Count) 0
Architectural Distribution Random
Bones Rare
Length 6.0
Width 5.0
Lower Depth 0.439999998
Upper Depth 0.610000014
Direction 0.0
Slope 0.0
Earth Remarks Nari pockets begin in the second m strip, Loca 17, 23, 29 & 35; one round flat basalt stone prob used as a stopper; U89 Remarks: balk removal; a very large boulder, probably a pillar, was found; it is continuing down in L 2
Stratigraphic Remarks Topsoil; A7K63:003 = A7K52:007
Suggested Citation

Douglas R Clark, Larry G Herr. (2024) "Locus A-7K51-001 from Asia/Jordan/Tall al-Umayri/Field A/Square 7K51". In Madaba Plains Project-`Umayri. Douglas R Clark, Larry G Herr (Ed). Released: In prep. Open Context. <https://opencontext.org/subjects/3a26ba1f-3bf6-5003-d4c0-709598c59f4c> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k2zg72r5w

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